Period Register - Normal Mode

TCA.PER contains the 16-bit TOP value in the timer/counter.

The TCA.PERL and TCA.PERH register pair represents the 16-bit value, TCA.PER. The low byte [7:0] (suffix L) is accessible at the original offset. The high byte [15:8] (suffix H) can be accessed at offset + 0x01. For more details on reading and writing 16-bit registers, refer to Accessing 16-bit Registers.

Name:
PER
Offset:
0x26
Reset:
0xFFFF
Access:
-
Bit15141312111098
PER[15:8]
AccessR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Reset11111111
Bit76543210
PER[7:0]
AccessR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/WR/W
Reset11111111

Bits 15:8 – PER[15:8]: Periodic high byte

Periodic high byte

These bits hold the MSB of the 16-bit period register.

Bits 7:0 – PER[7:0]: Periodic low byte

Periodic low byte

These bits hold the LSB of the 16-bit period register.